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computer via the USB cable, the camera can be set to either the USB 

Mass Storage

 

or 

Video camera

 options.

 

3.7.1 Storage option mode 

The digital camera can act as an external storage or even as a card reader. This 
camera can be used as an SD card reader with the following settings: 

1. Please follow the instructions and install the application as shown in “Installing 

software and driver”. 

2. Switch on the camera. 

3. Press the 

Mode selector

 button and use the 

Up/ Down shift selector 

buttons to 

select the 

PC mode

 option. 

4. Press 

Set/ Function

 button to access the selected icon. The options “Mass Storage” 

or “PC Camera” will be displayed on the LCD. 

5. Use the 

Up/ Down shift selector 

buttons to navigate between the options and 

highlight “Mass Storage” then press 

Set/ Function

 button to confirm and save. 

6. When the USB icon showing the connection to the PC is displayed on the LCD, 

please link the camera with the PC via the USB cable provided. 

7. When the set up is completed, an icon will appear under 

My Computer

 in the form 

of a removable hard disk. 

8. The newly added hard disk, which is the camera’s built-in SD card reader, is now 

ready to be used. 

 

 

 

3.7.2 Video camera mode

 

After the camera is set as a video camera, using Windows XP, it can be used to take 
photographs, or complement other software, for example: it can be used for video 
conferencing. 

Summary of Contents for DXG DXG-538

Page 1: ...User s Manual DXG 538 DXG USA ...

Page 2: ...e take the packaged contents to be accurate Disclaimer All images taken from digital cameras unless agreed to by the copyright holder or otherwise are considered having violated the copyright laws In addition image taking of any outdoor performances spontaneous performances and exhibits etc such as places where photography is prohibited even if it is for personal viewing is not allowed Moreover im...

Page 3: ... and some plastic parts to melt or become deformed Do not store the product in places exposed to extremely low temperatures When the product s temperature rises to normal temperature condensation may occur inside the camera and may cause damages to the circuits Do not disassemble the camera Do not drop or hammer the product Rough handling will cause damages to the internal components Do not clean ...

Page 4: ...he wrist strap 10 Loading the batteries 10 Inserting the memory card 11 Turning on for the first time 12 Changing modes 13 Before you start 14 Setting the date and time 14 Setting the language 14 Taking your first still picture 15 Taking your first video 15 Connecting to a PC 16 Connecting to a TV 16 Using the camera Using the Shutter button 17 About the indicators 19 Using the camera LCD display ...

Page 5: ...e 23 Using the zoom feature 24 Playback mode 24 Viewing pictures and videos 25 Using thumbnail mode 26 Auto play 26 PC mode 26 Storage option mode 27 Video camera mode 27 The Games mode 28 Using the setup menus Camera menu 32 Photo resolution 32 Photo quality 32 White balance 33 Self timer 33 EV 34 Icon display 34 Date display 35 Movie menu 35 Video size 35 Video quality 36 ...

Page 6: ...Direct Print 39 Setup menu 40 File duplication 40 Time date 41 Formatting 41 Auto power off 41 OSD Language 42 TV system 42 Frequency 43 Default 43 Installing software and drivers Drivers 45 Presto Video Works 6 46 Presto Mr Photo 3 47 Appendix A Specifications Appendix B PictBridge Troubleshooting ...

Page 7: ...and ME operating system Intel Pentium Ⅲ500 MHz CPU or higher At least 256 MB of RAM or higher Standard USB 1 1 port or higher 4 X CD ROM drive or higher At least 200MB of available disk space Note USB 1 1 supports file transfer between the PC and the camera however a USB 2 0 port supports a much faster connection as compared to a USB 1 1 port 1 2 Features The camera s features and functions includ...

Page 8: ... missing or appears damaged contact your dealer immediately Digital camera CD ROM containing the driver Camera pouch Wrist strap USB AV out cable Batteries User manual Digital Camera CD ROM containing the driver Camera pouch Wrist strap USB AV out cable AAA size alkaline batteries 2 User manual ...

Page 9: ...8 1 4 About the camera 1 4 1 Front view 1 Shutter button 6 Microphone 2 Sliding power ON OFF cover 7 Tripod socket 3 Self timer lamp 8 Memory card slot 4 Flash 9 Battery cover 5 Lens ...

Page 10: ...r 7 Set function button 2 Status indicator 8 Browse button 3 LCD display 9 Mode selector button 4 Up shift selector button Zoom in 10 Macro switch 5 Down shift selector button Zoom out 11 USB port cover 6 Wrist strap mount 12 USB socket ...

Page 11: ...d polarity Please check the charge of the batteries Replace the batteries if their charge is insufficient so as to ensure that the camera functions normally When using your digital camera if the battery charge is weaker than 2 3V one mark on the battery level icon you will not be able to operate the flash if the battery charge is weaker than 2 2V red on the battery level icon the camera will turn ...

Page 12: ...atteries the camera retains the date time settings for approximately three minutes Please check your date time settings after the batteries are replaced Battery status The battery level icon has four types of indications Full Half full Low Empty 2 3 Inserting the memory card Please switch the camera off 1 Inserting the memory card This is what the memory card slot looks like Insert the memory card...

Page 13: ... in memory is empty When the camera s SD MMC memor rd is in use f th or y ca will be displayed When the memory card is full will flash will be displayed if the memory card is empty Removing the SD card while taking or view ing your images can damage the SD sive force when inserting the memory card to prevent causing ft and dry cloth to D is new please use the camera s Format feature to format it b...

Page 14: ...regardless of whether they are switched off manually or automatically will retain the last settings before the camera was turned off unless reset to factory settings at Setup mode 1 Resolution 2 Image quality 3 Language setting 4 White balance 5 EV 6 Frequency 7 PC connection mode 2 5 Changing modes The camera can be switched to the following modes Playback mode Photo mode Movie mode Setup mode PC...

Page 15: ...n will be highlighted use the Up Down selection buttons to adjust the date and time press the Browse button to change between Year Month Day Hours and Minutes 5 Press the Set Function button to save the new settings Press Mode selector button to exit the Menu The new settings will also be saved 2 6 2 Setting the language 1 Please switch on the camera as shown in 2 4 Turning on for the first time 2...

Page 16: ...era and ensure that it is in the Photo mode 2 Use the LCD to frame the picture 3 Press the Shutter button to capture the picture The picture will be automatically saved with a unique filename 2 8 Taking your first video Before shooting your first video please be sure that you have read 2 6 Before you start To shoot a video clip 1 Switch on the camera and ensure that it is in the Video mode 2 Use t...

Page 17: ...s section carefully to learn how to transfer files to the PC or use the camera as a PC web camera for meetings Using USB cable to connect the camera to the PC 2 10 Connecting to a TV Connect the camera to a TV using a USB cable as shown ...

Page 18: ...ow to use the camera 3 1 Using the Shutter button All of the buttons are found on the top or back of the camera Back View Up shift button Down shift button Set function button Browse button Mode selector button Front view Shutter button Sliding power ON OFF ...

Page 19: ...tion button Set Function button controls the flash in Photo mode Set Function button confirms the selection when amending the settings Set Function button accesses the Menu settings in Video mode Browse button Browse button activates and exits from Playback mode in Photo and Video modes Browse button allows picture selection when printing Mode selector button Mode selector button accesses the Mode...

Page 20: ...low for the functions of the indicators Photo mode Power up Self timer Macro Shutter button Charging the Flash Self timer lamp Macro indicator Status indicator Legend LED lights up and goes off Indicator flashes Constant light Indicator with dim lights 3 3 Using the camera LCD display Use the LCD display to compose your pictures and videos review pictures and videos stored in memory and navigate t...

Page 21: ... selector button once to access Quick menu Select the options using the Up Down shift selector buttons After selecting the icon use the Shift selector buttons to select ON or OFF 3 Press the Mode selector button to save the new settings Press the Browse button to exit the menu the new settings will be saved 3 4 Photo mode Use Photo mode to capture still pictures and store them in the internal memo...

Page 22: ...e number of pictures taken 4 Battery charge status 5 Digital zoom lever details on using the zoom can be found in 3 4 4 6 Flash mode indicator details on setting the flash can be found in 3 4 2 7 Time and date display 3 4 2 Setting the flash This camera has three different modes of flash To change the flash mode press Set Function button The table shows the current flash configuration ...

Page 23: ...the minimum focal distance is 19 cm Use Macro mode for subjects 17 19 cm from the camera To switch the macro function on or off switch the Macro catch at the side of the camera on or off When the macro function is turned on the Macro indicator will light up otherwise the indicator will not light The Macro mode is available in both the Video and Photo modes 3 4 4 Using the zoom function The camera ...

Page 24: ...ory or on an SD card icon indicates Video mode 3 5 1 Icons in Video mode Use the following diagram to familiarize yourself with the Video mode icons and symbols Please see the table below for the functions of the icons Icon Description 1 Video mode 2 Recording time Seconds 3 Status Recording ...

Page 25: ...ion 4 Battery charge status 5 Time and date display 3 5 2 Using the Zoom feature Please see 3 4 3 Using the Macro feature 3 6 Playback mode 3 6 1 Icons in Playback mode Photo Playback Video Playback Thumbnail Playback ...

Page 26: ... the LCD display 2 Navigate using the Up shift selector Down shift selector buttons to select images and video clips stored in the memory card 3 Press the Mode selector button twice to view the image and video clips in thumbnails 4 To playback video clips Press the Shutter button to playback video Press the Shutter button another time to pause video playback Press the Shutter button another time t...

Page 27: ... image in the red frame fitted to screen 3 6 4 Auto play The camera includes an auto play function A slideshow displays each image in turn with a predefined delay between each picture 1 Switch on the camera and ensure that it is in the Playback mode The most recent picture or video clip will be displayed on the LCD display 2 Press Set Function button to access the Playback menu 3 Press Up Down shi...

Page 28: ...d icon The options Mass Storage or PC Camera will be displayed on the LCD 5 Use the Up Down shift selector buttons to navigate between the options and highlight Mass Storage then press Set Function button to confirm and save 6 When the USB icon showing the connection to the PC is displayed on the LCD please link the camera with the PC via the USB cable provided 7 When the set up is completed an ic...

Page 29: ... confirm and save 6 When the USB icon showing the connection to the PC is displayed on the LCD please link the camera with the PC via the USB cable provided 7 Using the software provided you can now use the video camera function 3 8 The Game Mode Got some free time to kill Use the Game Mode to keep yourself entertained The camera comes with four games pre installed on it for your enjoyment 1 Turn ...

Page 30: ...utton to control the horizontal movements of the boy and the boxes Use the Browse button to move down and the Mode Selection button to go up When you successfully move all the boxes to the positions marked by the little spheres you can proceed to the next stage The game consists of 30 stages and your current stage will be displayed on the top left hand corner of the screen You can use the OK Funct...

Page 31: ...o the top Press the OK Function button to restart when the game is over Game score When a row of block is removed your score is increased by one simultaneously removing 2 rows increases your score by 4 simultaneously removing 3 rows increases your score by 9 The blocks will fall faster when your score reaches the mark of 50 150 500 and 1500 point Press Shutter to exit the game and return to the ga...

Page 32: ...ow button to move the grid horizontally Use the Browse button to move it down and the Mode Selection button to move it up Place your piece Black in the desired grid by pressing the OK Function button When you have made your move your opponent the camera will place its piece White on the board as well Win the game by successfully forming a line of five continuous pieces and you will see WIN display...

Page 33: ...herefore use more memory space To set the image resolution 1 Switch the camera on and ensure that it is in Photo mode 2 Press the Mode selector button 3 Use the Down shift selector button to navigate until the Resolution option is highlighted 4 Use the Up shift selector button to confirm select one of the four image resolutions 1280 960 2048 1536 2592 1944 4048 3040 5 Press the Mode selector butto...

Page 34: ...Tungsten or Fluorescent To set white balance 1 Turn the camera on and ensure that it is in Photo mode 2 Press the Mode selector button 3 Use the Down shift selector button to navigate until the White balance option is highlighted 4 Use the Up shift selector button to select Auto Sunny Tungsten Fluorescent 5 Press the Mode selector button to confirm and exit the menu 4 1 4 Self timer The self timer...

Page 35: ... and ensure that it is in Photo mode 2 Press the Mode selector button 3 Use the Down shift selector button to navigate until the EV option is highlighted 4 Use the Up shift selector button to select From EV 2 0 to 2 0 EV 0 5 EV stop 5 Press the Mode selector button to confirm and exit the menu 4 1 6 Icon Display Use the display function to control turning the icons on and off in the Photo mode To ...

Page 36: ...pears when the camera is in Video mode and the Mode selector button is pressed The Movie menu is only available in Video mode Mode selector button 4 2 1 Video size Use the video size option to set the size of the video captured Videos with bigger sizes contain more details and therefore use more memory space To set the video size 1 Switch the camera on and ensure that it is in Video mode 2 Press t...

Page 37: ...t Fine Normal 5 Press the Mode selector button to confirm and exit the menu 4 2 3 White balance Use the white balance option to correct color for different lighting conditions When white balance is set to Auto the camera automatically compensates for different lighting conditions You can also set white balance to any of these options Sunny Tungsten or Fluorescent To set white balance 1 Turn the ca...

Page 38: ...Use the Up shift selector button to select From EV 2 0 to 2 0 EV 0 5 EV stop 5 Press the Mode selector button to confirm and exit the menu 4 2 5 Icon display Use the display function to control turning the icons on and off in the Video mode To set icon display 1 Turn the camera on and ensure that it is in Video mode 2 Press the Mode selector button 3 Use the Down shift selector button to navigate ...

Page 39: ...elete all function to delete all the files on either the memory card or the camera s internal memory To delete all the files 1 Turn the camera on and ensure that it is in Playback mode 2 Press the Set Function button 3 Use the Up shift selector button to navigate until the Delete all option is highlighted 4 Use the Down shift selector button to select Delete all 5 Press the Set Function button to ...

Page 40: ...DPOF configuration or press Cancel to the saved DPOF settings Press Mode selector button to exit menu To set single print press Set Function button to access single print selection press Down Down shift buttons to determine the number of prints press Browse button to swap photos press Set Function button to confirm and save the DPOF configuration or press Mode selector button to exit menu 4 3 4 DP...

Page 41: ...er supports DPS then you can use this print interface to print the pictures In the process of printing if error messages occur on the LCD display please refer to the list for troubleshooting in the Appendix 4 4 Setup menu In mode main menu use Up Down shift selector buttons press Set Function button to access Setup mode In this mode you can manipulate some specific settings and functions The mode ...

Page 42: ...lete all files that currently reside in the memory card and internal memory Before formatting the memory card or the internal memory please ensure that your files are already backed up 1 Turn the camera on and ensure that it is in Setup mode 2 Use the Up shift selector button to select option and use the Down shift selector button to format 3 Press Set Function button to access the menu press the ...

Page 43: ...ton to exit 4 4 5 OSD Language Please read 2 6 2 Setting the language 4 4 6 TV system Although different countries use different TV systems setting up the TV systems can help you prevent differences in the display of color TVs that result from dissimilar TV systems 1 Turn the camera on and ensure that it is in Setup mode 2 Use the Up shift selector button to select option and use the Down shift se...

Page 44: ...ncy 3 Press Set Function button to access the menu press the Up Down shift selector button to select NTSC or PAL 4 Press Set Function button to confirm 5 Press Mode selector button to exit According to the frequency of the current local fluorescent lamps 50Hz or 60Hz is an appropriate selection 4 4 8 Default Use the default option to reset all settings to the factory default To reset factory defau...

Page 45: ...44 3 Press Set Function button to access the menu press the Up Down shift selector button to select or cancel 4 Press Set Function button to confirm 5 Press Mode selector button to exit ...

Page 46: ...d the camera is connected the camera memory and any installed mini SD card will appear as Mass Storage in Windows Explorer Files can be dragged and dropped in the same way as on an ordinary disk Computer based video camera You will need to install the driver in order to use the camera as a computer based video camera or web camera on all the Windows operating systems Windows XP ME 2000 98SE Note T...

Page 47: ...plied CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 2 If the CD ROM doesn t automatically boot use Windows Explorer to execute the InstallMgr exe file in the root directory 3 Click the install button to install the driver 4 Follow the on screen instructions 5 Use Connecting to the PC to connect the camera to the computer via the USB cable provided 5 2 Presto Video Works 6 Presto Video Works 6 is an advanced software...

Page 48: ...o Video Works 6 can be found in the complete installed files 5 3 Presto Mr Photo 3 Presto Mr Photo 3 is an advanced photo editing software application To install Presto Mr Photo 3 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 2 If the CD ROM doesn t automatically boot use Windows Explorer to execute the InstallMgr exe file in the root directory 3 Click the install button to install the driver F...

Page 49: ...EXIF Direct Print DPI 1280 x 960 2048 x 1536 2592 x 1944 4048 x 3040 firmware interpolation Movie clips AVI Motion JPEG suitable sound formats Movie 320 240 30fps max 640 480 23 fps max PC camera 320 240 15fps max 640 480 14fps max Zoom 4x digital zoom TFT screen 2 4 inch High definition TFT display 480x234 plain Viewfinder Not provided Flash 1 0 1 5m range Auto Off Force White balance Auto Sunny ...

Page 50: ...r Mechanical shutter 1 4 1 500 second Auto power off 1 minute 3 minutes or Off User definable Battery Two AAA size Alkaline batteries Dimension 3 48 L x 1 12 D x 2 32 H Weight Approximately 3 1 ounces without batteries ...

Page 51: ... printer Ink 512 513 514 515 Ink related error Ink empty Ink level low Ink empty error waste bin is full Hard ware 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 Hard disk related error Fatal error Servicing Cannot detect the printer in repair or engage Printer is busy processing other hosts tasks eg computer Control field error incorrect control field Open the lid Without manufacturer s seal Eg Missing ...

Page 52: ...at www dxgusa com for any product updates or special announcements You can also check out our online support desk where you can register your product send emails to our technical support and find a list of frequently asked questions FAQs ...

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